Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [v-ing] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A retired postman who claimed to have been present at the Battle of Studley Constable was interviewed on television , and I still receive the occasional letter from Germans and Americans claiming that fathers or uncles had been at the ‘ battle ’ .
2 However , the construction of a new sewage-treatment plant in 1983–84 resulted , in subsequent years , in a marked improvement of both water quality and biota illustrating that problems such as this are not irreversible but avoidable .
3 Letters followed from various retired judges and lawyers agreeing that juries performed better when they were ‘ middle aged , middle class and male ’ .
4 Furthermore , the levels of other biliary electrolytes did not differ among patients with gall stones and controls suggesting that contamination had not occurred .
5 THE oft fickle world of fashion has a lot to answer for with its shapes and sizes demanding that women change themselves to fit the latest trend or quirk .
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